Kitwanga totem poles, view two
- 94-a034846
- Item
- 1948
Parte de Stanley E. Read fonds
Image depicts several totem poles standing in a row. Read's pencil notes suggest these are the Poles of Arhteeh . See also item a034845.
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Kitwanga totem poles, view two
Parte de Stanley E. Read fonds
Image depicts several totem poles standing in a row. Read's pencil notes suggest these are the Poles of Arhteeh . See also item a034845.
Parte de Stanley E. Read fonds
Image depicts a a close up of a totem pole with a human figure holding a bear. This appears to be a pole from Kitwanga, also depicted in item a034845.
Grizzly bear of the water carving
Parte de Stanley E. Read fonds
Image depicts a close up of a carving of a creature that resembles a grizzly bear with fins on its back. This carving is similar to the one depicted in item a034843.
Parte de Stanley E. Read fonds
Image depicts a carving of an animal that resembles a mountain lion. This carving is a part of the Poles of Arhteeh in Kitwanga.
Parte de Stanley E. Read fonds
Image depicts a carving (possibly concrete) of a fish-like creature with a dorsal fin, mounted on stone. The inscription reads CHIEF WIEAHAKYSOU (?) Died Mar 1912 Aged 70 years.
Parte de Stanley E. Read fonds
Image depicts a short totem with a bear at the base, an uncarved portion, and a smaller animal at the top. The bear is noteworthy because of its realistic style.
Parte de Stanley E. Read fonds
Read's handwritten journal (July 8 - August 5, 1948) of his trip from Vancouver to the Skeena River Valley and back, details the weather, road conditions, people he met, and fish caught along the way.
Parte de Stanley E. Read fonds
Read's note cards detail information about three groups of totem poles and contain text and page references to Marius Barbeau's book, Totem Poles of the Gitksan, Upper Skeena River, British Columbia (published by the Canada Department of Mines and the National Museum of Canada, 1929).